Pregnancy and Vaccination: Prenatal Care Providers Toolkit

Toolkit for Prenatal Care Providers

Increasing the Use of Maternal Vaccines by Ob-gyns, Nurse-Midwives, and Other Healthcare Professionals

This comprehensive toolkit is intended to help prenatal care providers increase the rates of maternal immunization. Ob-gyns, nurse-midwives, and other healthcare professionals who serve pregnant women can all use this toolkit. The resources here include recommendations from CDC and other relevant details about vaccinating pregnant women.

We want your feedback for this toolkit! What do you find to be most helpful? Is something missing? Your input is important! Please email feedback to adultvaccines@cdc.gov.

Why Maternal Vaccines Are Important

Tdap (Pertussis) Vaccine
Rationale: Why Vaccinate Pregnant Women? (Tdap)
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine and Pregnancy
ACIP Recommendations and Pregnancy (Flu)

Implementation Resources

Standards for Adult Immunization Practice
Strategies for Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates
Getting Reimbursed for Tdap Vaccination
Resources for Provider Education

Maternal Vaccination Information

Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Adults
Maternal Vaccination Coverage
Resources for Patient Education

Additional Resources for Prenatal Care Providers

Immunization for Women: Information for Ob-Gyns and Their Patients (ACOG)external icon
CDC Vaccines and Immunizations: You Call the Shots (Continuing Education)
Coughing up the Facts on Pertussis — Emerging Trends and Vaccine Recommendations
Practice Management Overview (ACOG)external icon

Apps for Smartphones and Tablets

CDC Vaccine Schedulesexternal icon
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG)external icon
Text4baby (for patients)external icon

Podcasts at CDC

Preventing Flu During Pregnancy
Born with Protection against Whooping Cough

Page last reviewed: August 10, 2017

Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases